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Kentucky ranks among the top one-third of states in the plastics industry. Most of that is in processing new and recycled plastics resins into interme...

With its low cost of doing business coupled with a tax burden that is 32 percent lower than the national average, ground-breaking economic development...

It’s hard to imagine our world without plastic. From food packaging to laptops to rain gear, plastic delivers an affordable, versatile option for item...

Through July, U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption is up 24.4 percent from last year. More importantly, this will be the third year in a row that...

A century ago pioneers like Henry Ford and R.E. Olds gave birth to the automotive industry in Michigan,beginning the state’s legacy as the “Automotive...

The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) is the trade association representing the 4th largest manufacturing industry in the United States. Fo...

This article examines (a) current/emerging status of manufacturing in the U.S.; (b) predominant locational influences for siting new production facili...

If location is the key to success in business, then there are few better locations than Kansas. Business is booming in the Sunflower State, thanks in ...

Following the (August) Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 5.25 percent, NAM issued the followin...

The 66th Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to the Congress of the United States, published in December of 2005, shows the continued growt...